Improvement in barrels



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HENRY G. PORTER, 0F GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

Letters 'Patent No.. 111,868, dated February 14, 1871-.

IMPROVEMENT IN BARRELS.

The Schedule referred to in these I-.letters Patent and making part of the same.

J'o all whom t may concern De it known that I, HENRY G. lonrnn, of' Grand .ltapids, in the county of Kent and in the State ot' Michigan7 have invented certain newV and useful Improvelnents in Barrels; and do yhereby declare that the following is a lull, clear, and exact description thereof', reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters et' reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

The nature ol' my invention consists in the construction and arrangement ot' a barreh as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appcitains to make and use the saine, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which Figure l is a longitudinal vertical section ot' my barrel, and f Figure 2 is a side view of a portion of the middle band.

A represents the middle section or hoop-ot` my A`liarrel. The ends of this hoop are rabbeted ou the in side so as to form a slioulder, upnwhich 'the -'end section or hoops B B may rest. The sections are then iistened together by nails or other suitable means, and strengthened by metal straps a (1 which run on the inside of the middle section, and on the outside of the end sections, and the ends bent over and seeuredto the heads, as shown, or the sections may be held together bythe straps a aI alone, without nailing.

The upper head U is cut in such a manner that about one-third ot' its thickness will rest on the edge cf the barrel, while the other two-thirds are' inserted in the barrel the same as a common head.

The object oi' this is to make a head that can be taken` outjat pleasure without any injury to the bar rel, by merely taking out the screws which fasten the ends oi' the metal straps (t a.

The lower edge ot' the barrel is rabbeted, forming a place for the bottoni or lower head D to rest on, thereby making it tighter, and il" the head should shrink it would still be tight.

(,)n the outside ofthe head1) is a piece of wood, b, bont around'aud fastened to hold it in. This piece l; is lined with a metallic band, d, with the edge turned up where it hits the head. This baud may be made either plain or with the edge turned up, as shown, or

it may be used without the wooden band if so dedesired, or the metallic band may be used on the inside of the barrel to form a. shoulder for the head.

I do notintend to use one kind of head in one end of the barrel and the other head in the other end, but to use thc same kind in one barrel, botnheads alike;

for instance, the movable head C for carrying light stuft, and therabbeted head D `for heavier purposes, like our, plaster, 85e. This depends upon the strength required.

On the middle section A, where it is j lapped, is nailed a metal strip, e, as shown in g. 2. The outer end of this section is very thin where itis-nailed, and stands up a little, rendering it liable to be torn up. v

The strip c is nailed over this end with about ouehalt` to lap over the end, while the rest comes onto the thick part of the section, thus preventing it from becoming torn up. The end sections B B of the barrel may also be provided with such' strips if desired.

A stick, E, runs from head to head in the middle of the barrel, which stick may be tacked in or run in after the barrel is iilled, thereby keeping the barrel to its full length when itshrinks and swells, and. keeping the metal strips a c always tight. This allows the end sections to draw in or out of the middle or rabbeted section, as it may be exposed to wet or dry,

2. A sectional barrel, A B, having its end rabbeted Y to form a shoulder for the head D to rest upon, and

said head confined by means of a metal band, d, with or without the wooden band b, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth. l

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my'haud this 22d day of June, 1870.

HENRY G. PORTER. Witnesses:

CHARLES T. SAXTON, EDWARD TAGGART. 

